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    1) Reported statements report what someone said in the past using verbs like "said" and changing pronouns and verbs to reflect the reporting rather than the original speaker. 2) Reported questions report what someone asked in the past using verbs like "asked" and changing pronouns and verbs to reflect the reporting rather than the original speaker. 3) Reported commands report what someone told someone else to do in the past using verbs like "told" or "asked" followed by an object and "to" infinitive to reflect the reporting rather than the original speaker.

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    1) Reported statements report what someone said in the past using verbs like "said" and changing pronouns and verbs to reflect the reporting rather than the original speaker. 2) Reported questions report what someone asked in the past using verbs like "asked" and changing pronouns and verbs to reflect the reporting rather than the original speaker. 3) Reported commands report what someone told someone else to do in the past using verbs like "told" or "asked" followed by an object and "to" infinitive to reflect the reporting rather than the original speaker.

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    Reported Speech

    Uploaded by

    João Marcelo Silva Gomes
    1) Reported statements report what someone said in the past using verbs like "said" and changing pronouns and verbs to reflect the reporting rather than the original speaker. 2) Reported questions report what someone asked in the past using verbs like "asked" and changing pronouns and verbs to reflect the reporting rather than the original speaker. 3) Reported commands report what someone told someone else to do in the past using verbs like "told" or "asked" followed by an object and "to" infinitive to reflect the reporting rather than the original speaker.

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    REPORTED SPEECH

    {used to say what someone else has already said before}

    1. REPORTED STATEMENTS:
    a) say
    A: I can drive.
    B: He said he could drive.

    b) tell -- requires an object


    A: I can drive.
    B: He told [me] he could drive.

    2. REPORTED QUESTIONS:
    a) ask
    A: What time is it?
    B: He asked [me] what time it was.

    3. REPORTED COMMANDS:
    a) ask
    A: Open the door!
    B: She asked me to open the door.

    b) tell
    A: Close your eyes!
    B: She told me to close my eyes.

    REPORTED CLAUSES
    (In the passive form)
    use: to report a general opinion or claim
    structure: {it + be + main verb (3rd form)
    ex.:
    [It is said] people once thought the sun moved around the earth.
    [It is estimated] 50% of the population believe in ghosts.

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